diff --git a/src/components/EntityGrid.vue b/src/components/EntityGrid.vue
index f2c8a6f5..2aa7bd0d 100644
--- a/src/components/EntityGrid.vue
+++ b/src/components/EntityGrid.vue
@@ -377,21 +377,29 @@ export default class EntityGrid extends Vue {
       const searchLower = this.searchTerm.toLowerCase().trim();
 
       if (this.entityType === "people") {
-        this.filteredEntities = (this.entities as Contact[]).filter(
-          (contact: Contact) => {
+        this.filteredEntities = (this.entities as Contact[])
+          .filter((contact: Contact) => {
             const name = contact.name?.toLowerCase() || "";
             const did = contact.did.toLowerCase();
             return name.includes(searchLower) || did.includes(searchLower);
-          },
-        );
+          })
+          .sort((a: Contact, b: Contact) => {
+            // Sort alphabetically by name, falling back to DID if name is missing
+            const nameA = (a.name || a.did).toLowerCase();
+            const nameB = (b.name || b.did).toLowerCase();
+            return nameA.localeCompare(nameB);
+          });
       } else {
-        this.filteredEntities = (this.entities as PlanData[]).filter(
-          (project: PlanData) => {
+        this.filteredEntities = (this.entities as PlanData[])
+          .filter((project: PlanData) => {
             const name = project.name?.toLowerCase() || "";
             const handleId = project.handleId.toLowerCase();
             return name.includes(searchLower) || handleId.includes(searchLower);
-          },
-        );
+          })
+          .sort((a: PlanData, b: PlanData) => {
+            // Sort alphabetically by name
+            return a.name.toLowerCase().localeCompare(b.name.toLowerCase());
+          });
       }
     } finally {
       this.isSearching = false;